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Fairy Bells

Dierama pulcherrimum

Description:

Spotted this beautiful Fairy Bells plant in the front yard of a house in Point Richmond. The original form of Dierama pulcherrimum was found in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. This plant had several long thin branches with beautiful purple and maroon blossoms on them.

Habitat:

House front yard landscaping.

Notes:

aka Fairy's Fishing Rods, Fairy's Wands, Fairy Bells, Wedding Bells, Hairbells, Harebells, Wandflower.

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2 Comments

misako
misako 12 years ago

Thank you Cindy! I agree--gorgeous. :)

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

I believe it's a species of Dierama. This one is gorgeous!

misako
Spotted by
misako

Richmond, California, USA

Spotted on Aug 29, 2011
Submitted on Sep 8, 2011

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